Essais

Partly instrumentalised by the policies, the nature conservation movements and the economists, ecology is the vector for many perceived ideas. The ecologists themselves fuel the debate dramatising the future of the planet, in the belief that they are giving legitimacy to their discipline. But are the resources used for ecological research in line with the anxieties and appeals from society and managers? This work is the testimony of an ecologist at the heart of this multi-discipline research.

Africais in deep crisis today. And yet it has an asset - its millions of farmers. Agriculture could save Africa, provided that land is given priority and that agricultural policies are long term with a regional focus.

A hot media topic for twenty years, sustainable development has at last been included in school curriculums. This compulsory subject, with topics which do not really sit well with the disciplines as the school knows them, is struggling to take shape.

The "always more modern" in the agricultural sector has affected the natural resources and the threat today is to sacrifice these technical innovations on the altar of sustainable development. What can be done? Let's start by looking elsewhere.